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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Rain Dates: I Am Undecided

I need some advice... mostly because I’ve been sitting on
this conundrum for the last few weeks and I have a lot of questions.

Here it is:

Rain dates…

Are they rude?

Are they appropriate
for large functions?

And what about small
functions?

Are they a MUST for
outdoor events?

See?

I told you I had a lot of questions….

I understand the point of a rain date: to give another date
to hold an outdoor party if the original date has unfavorable weather.

However, can this be considered rude? The idea that a guest
will not only have to clear a few hours on one day for a party, but possibly a
few hours on another day? Would it be
better to just have another place to hold a party if the weather turned ugly? Or is it the duty of a guest to set aside
ample time for a host or hostess’ party no matter what the time frame?

Is a rain date appropriate for large and small
functions? I could understand a rain
date for a large wedding to be held outside, but what about a small dinner
party with only a few guests? Do you put
off plans for a small get together for a different weekend so you can use the
awesome lanterns you bought on sale at Target (and I say that as Tar-jhay)?

I am undecided.

I can’t find much as far as advice anywhere
from Emily Post to Wikipedia.

Personally, I think that the ‘rain date’ idea would only be
used for larger events, such as a wedding, because so much time and effort has
been put into the planning…. However
lots of planning goes into dinner parties so why not have a rain date?! (See I’m talking in circles and asking
questions again.)

I’m sure I am not the
only one with a question on this topic, has anyone been able to solve this
dilemma? Do you have any opinions? I will certainly keep researching, but I want
to know what ya’ll think!!